Horseshoe



W. J. CAHILL.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 1920.

1,396,405. Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

1 Kim UNITED STATES WILLIAM J. CAHILL, OF NEW DORP, NEW YORK.

HORSESHOE.

Application filed June 2,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J CAHILL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New Dorp, in the county of Richmond, Staten Island, New York, have invented a new and Improved Horseshoe, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

This invention relates to a horseshoe, and aims to provide a device of this nature which shall afiord ample protection to the hoof of an animal to which it is applied, and at the same time which shall embody qualities heretofore not possessed in devices of this character.

It is a well appreciated fact in connection with horseshoes, and more particularly that type which are to be applied to the hoofs of racing horses, that difficulty has been experienced in providing a shoe which shall embody wearing qualities, extreme lightness, and afford a good gripping contact with the surface over which the horse travels.

Reference is had to the attached sheet of drawings, which illustrate one pratical embodiment of my invention, and in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a bottom view of a horseshoe constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views taken along the lines 33 and H of Fig. 1.

Reference being had to the drawings, it will be seen that I provide a shoe by employing a channel member 5, which is formed at a point approximately intermediate its extremities with a toe clip 6 extending upwardly from its upper edge, the body of the channel member 5 being bent so as to conform tothe contour of a horses hoof, and being provided in any desirable size.

Now with a view of providing means which will afford a good gripping contact of the surface to be traveled, a strip of metal 7, preferably aluminum, is introduced into the channel of the member 5, its lower surface extending to a point well beyond the outer edge of such member, a toe clip 6 ex- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 386,000.

tending from the channel member 5 in an opposite direction, and at a point adjacent to the toe calk. The strip 7 may be attached in any desirable manner to the member 5, such as for instance by means of rivets 8, as has been shown in Figs. 1 and 4, which rivets conveniently extend through both of these elements serving to prevent movement of one with respect to the other.

In this connection it isto be noted that the side edges of the strip 7 are conveniently spaced from the inner edges of the side walls of the channel member 5 so as to insure extreme lightness.

It will be understood that it might be desirable to relieve the rivets or other form of connection utilized, of strain so as to re duce the danger of breakage to a minimum. Vith this in mind, the strips 7 are provided with an extended portion 9 contacting with the inner face of the outer wall of the chan 1101 member 5, it being noted that the extended portions 9 are conveniently provided, one to each side of the openings 10 formed through the strip 7 which openings 10 aline with the openings 11 formed in the channel member 5 to permit of the introduction of nails for securing the shoe upon the hoof.

By virtue of the fact that the metal form ing the strip 7 is of softer material than the channel member 5, it will be appreciated that the same will quicly become roughened, and afford good gripping engagement between the horses hoof and the surface being traveled. At the same time, it will be understood that by virtue of the fact that the strip 7 is formed of an extremely light metal, such as aluminum, that the horseshoe thus produced will embody extreme lightness without in the least sacrificing the strength of the same, due to the method of mounting the strip within the channel member 5. It will also be appreciated that the calk 6 will serve to improve the grip between the hoof and the ground, and at the same time that this calk will relieve the strip 7 of a considerable amount of wear at a point at which it is subjected to the hardest amount of the same.

Obviously numerous modifications structure might be resorted to without in the least departing from the scope of my claim, which reads as follows.

What I claim as new is A horseshoe including a channel member, a strip of material seating Within and we tending beyond the channel of said member, said strip and member being formed with openings adapted to aline, and extended portions upon said strip, said extended por- 10 tacting with the inner face of the outer Wall of said member.

WILLIAM J. CAI-IILL. 

